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Rio de Janeiro to CET Time Converter

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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
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Central Europe is on summer time: CEST (UTC+2) until Sun, Oct 25.
Use CET all year (UTC+1)

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9:00 am09:00 BRT (UTC-3), Oct 9, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 9, 2026

Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours behind CEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours behind CEST. At other times of the year, Rio de Janeiro is 4 hours behind CET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Rio de Janeiro correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Rio de Janeiro correspond to 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm in CET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Rio de Janeiro correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in CEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Rio de Janeiro correspond to 13:00 to 21:00 in CET.

Compare Rio de Janeiro time with CET time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

BRT (Brasilia Time) is 5 hours behind Central European Summer Time.
9:00 am09:00 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is 2:00 pm14:00 in CEST

Rio de Janeiro to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in Rio de Janeiro which corresponds to 2pm-5pm14:00-17:00 in CEST

9:00 am09:00 BRT (Brasilia Time) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / 2:00 pm14:00 CEST

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCEST
12:00am5:00am
1:00am6:00am
2:00am7:00am
3:00am8:00am
4:00am9:00am
5:00am10:00am
6:00am11:00am
7:00am12:00pm
8:00am1:00pm
9:00am2:00pm
10:00am3:00pm
11:00am4:00pm
12:00pm5:00pm
1:00pm6:00pm
2:00pm7:00pm
3:00pm8:00pm
4:00pm9:00pm
5:00pm10:00pm
6:00pm11:00pm
7:00pm12:00am
8:00pm1:00am
9:00pm2:00am
10:00pm3:00am
11:00pm4:00am
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Rio de Janeiro Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
BRT - Brasília time
UTC / GMT Offset
-3:00 hours during Brasília time, currently in use.

Rio de Janeiro Facts

Country
Brazil
Alternative Names
Ciutat de Rio de Janeiro, RIO, Rio, Rio De Janeiro, Rio d Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiru, Rio de Janero, Rio de Janeyro, Rio de Janèro, Rio de Janêro, Rio de Zaneiras, Rio de Zaneiros, Rio de Zaneyro, Rio de Zhaneiro, Rio de Zhanejro, Rio de Žaneiras, Rio dé Janéyro, Rio dė Žaneiros, Rio nte Tzaneiro, Rio-de-Janejro, Rio-de-Janeyro, Rio-de-Zaneiro, Rio-de-Zanejro, Rio-de-Zaneyro, Rio-de-Zhanejro, Rio-de-janeiro, Rio-de-Ĵanejro, Rio-de-Žaneiro, Rio-de-Žaneýro, Riodezaneiro, Riodežaneiro, Riu de Janeiro, Riu de Janeiru, Riviethe de Janvyi, Riviéthe dé Janvyi, Rya-deh-Zhanehjra, Río de Janeiro, Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Urbs Fluminensis, iriyo ti ceniro, li yue re nei lu, liudejaneilu, rath ri xode ca ne ro, ri xode ca ne ro, ri'o di janero, ri'o di jeneri'o, ri'o di jeniro, rio-de-zhaneiro, riodejaneiro, rios. dis. djaneiros, riyea di janirea, riyo di janairo, riyo di janero, riyo di jeneriyo, riyo di jenero, riyo di jyaneriyo, ryw dh znyyrw, ryw dw zhanyrw, ryw dwzhanyrw, ryw dy janyrw, Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο, Рио де Жанеиро, Рио де Жанейро, Рио-де-Жанейро, Рыа-дэ-Жанэйра, Ріо де Жанейро, Ріо-де-Жанейро, Ռիո դե Ժանեյրո, ריא דע זשאנערא, ריו דה זניירו, ريو دى جانيرو, ريو دي جانيرو, ریو دو ژانیرو, ریو دوژانیرو, ریو دے جینیرو, ریو ڈی جینرو, ڕیۆ دێ ژانێرۆ, रियो डि जेनेरो, रियो दि जानेरो, रियो दि ज्यानेरियो, रियो दी जेनेरियो, রিও ডি জেনিরো, রিও দি জেনেরিও, ਰਿਓ ਡੀ ਜਨੇਰੋ, இரியோ டி செனீரோ, ರಿಯೋ ಡಿ ಜನೈರೊ, റിയോ ഡി ജനീറോ, รัฐรีโอเดจาเนโร, รีโอเดจาเนโร, རིའོ་ཌེ་ཇ་ནེའུ་རའོ།, ရီယို ဒီ ဂျီးနေးရိုးမြို့, რიო-დე-ჟანეირო, ሪዮ ዴ ጃኔይሮ, リオデジャネイロ, 里約熱內盧, 里约热内卢, 리우데자네이루
Population
6,747,815
Currency
Real (BRL)
Geographic Coordinates
22° 54' S Latitude / 43° 10' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+55

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Algiers, Rome, Paris.

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Central European Time (CET) ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • Arctic/Longyearbyen
  • Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
  • CET
  • Europe/Amsterdam
  • Europe/Andorra
  • Europe/Belgrade
  • Europe/Berlin
  • Europe/Bratislava
  • Europe/Brussels
  • Europe/Budapest
  • Europe/Busingen
  • Europe/Copenhagen
  • Europe/Gibraltar
  • Europe/Ljubljana
  • Europe/Luxembourg
  • Europe/Madrid
  • Europe/Malta
  • Europe/Monaco
  • Europe/Oslo
  • Europe/Paris
  • Europe/Podgorica
  • Europe/Prague
  • Europe/Rome
  • Europe/San_Marino
  • Europe/Sarajevo
  • Europe/Skopje
  • Europe/Stockholm
  • Europe/Tirane
  • Europe/Vaduz
  • Europe/Vatican
  • Europe/Vienna
  • Europe/Warsaw
  • Europe/Zagreb
  • Europe/Zurich
  • MET
  • Poland
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT